Students Economically Disadvantaged in Ohio

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Definitions:
The percent of students in poverty in school districts as defined by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). It is also referred to as Economic Disadvantage.

This is a student based indicator that reflects the portion of a
district’s student population that meets any of the following
conditions:

Students who are
known to be eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches; a program
through the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A) National
School Lunch Program. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch can
be determined through a variety of methods including the electronic
direct certification process or completion by a parent or guardian of a
free and reduced-price lunch application. A student with an approved
application on file for a free or reduced-price lunch is qualified to be
reported to ODE as economically disadvantaged.

Students who
have not submitted an application for free or reduced-price lunch or who
have not been directly certified as eligible but reside in a household
in which a member (e.g. sibling) is known to be eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch via an approved application or through direct
certification.

Students who are known to be recipients of or
whose guardians are known to be recipients of public assistance. A
source for determining whether a student’s family is receiving public
assistance is the Education Monetary Assistance Distribution (EMAD)
system.

Students whose parents or guardians have completed a Title I student income form and meet the income guidelines specified.

Full definition in FY2014 District Profile Report. http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Finance-and-Funding/Finance-Related-Data/District-Profile-Reports/FY2014-District-Profile-Report

Data Source:
Ohio Department of Education

Footnotes:
In 2015, some school districts were able to opt into the Community Eligibility Program that enables eligible school districts to identify all, or nearly all, of their students as disadvantaged (source: Ohio Department of Education)

Selections

Definitions:
The percent of students in poverty in school districts as defined by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). It is also referred to as Economic Disadvantage.

This is a student based indicator that reflects the portion of a
district’s student population that meets any of the following
conditions:

Students who are
known to be eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches; a program
through the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A) National
School Lunch Program. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch can
be determined through a variety of methods including the electronic
direct certification process or completion by a parent or guardian of a
free and reduced-price lunch application. A student with an approved
application on file for a free or reduced-price lunch is qualified to be
reported to ODE as economically disadvantaged.

Students who
have not submitted an application for free or reduced-price lunch or who
have not been directly certified as eligible but reside in a household
in which a member (e.g. sibling) is known to be eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch via an approved application or through direct
certification.

Students who are known to be recipients of or
whose guardians are known to be recipients of public assistance. A
source for determining whether a student’s family is receiving public
assistance is the Education Monetary Assistance Distribution (EMAD)
system.

Students whose parents or guardians have completed a Title I student income form and meet the income guidelines specified.

Full definition in FY2014 District Profile Report. http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Finance-and-Funding/Finance-Related-Data/District-Profile-Reports/FY2014-District-Profile-Report

Data Source:
Ohio Department of Education

Footnotes:
In 2015, some school districts were able to opt into the Community Eligibility Program that enables eligible school districts to identify all, or nearly all, of their students as disadvantaged (source: Ohio Department of Education)

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